NASA astronauts Jessica Meir and Anil Menon conduct a spacewalk outside the International Space Station (ISS) on Thursday, August 6.

During US Spacewalk 96, the pair will exit the Quest airlock to install hardware upgrades to the station's 3B power channel, paving the way for the future installation of an International Space Station Roll-Out Solar Array (IROSA).

Scheduled for delivery later this year, the new solar array will boost the station's power supply and support ongoing operations, including preparations for the ISS's eventual safe deorbit.

The spacewalk is expected to last approximately six and a half hours.